Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock was a British jurist who lived from 13 August 1904 to 15 August 1981, born in Colombo, Ceylon and dying in The Hague. He held the Chichele Professorship of Public International Law at Oxford and served as the United Nations International Law Commission's Special Rapporteur on the Law of Treaties from 1962 to 1966, then served as President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1971 to 1974. He was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1973 and served as its President from 1979 until his death in office in 1981.
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He held the Chichele Professorship of Public International Law at Oxford and served as the United Nations International Law Commission's Special Rapporteur on the Law of Treaties from 1962 to 1966, then served as President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1971 to 1974.
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Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock was a British jurist who lived from 13 August 1904 to 15 August 1981, born in Colombo, Ceylon and dying in The Hague.
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Humphrey Meredith Waldock, was a British jurist and international lawyer.
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Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock, was a British jurist and international lawyer.
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was a British jurist and international lawyer
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Wikidata Q1637275, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1904
Wikidata Q1637275, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1904-08-13
Wikidata Q1637275, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1981
Wikidata Q1637275, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1981-08-15
Wikidata Q1637275, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Colombo
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P20 (place of death): The Hague
- Member Of: European Court of Human Rights, Wikipedia category: Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights
- Member Of: International Court of Justice, Wikipedia category: Presidents of the International Court of Justice
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